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Home and community care service workers provide support to people such as the elderly and disabled, helping them to maintain their independence and wellbeing.

Gain the knowledge and skills required to work in the community sector and care for clients in their homes and aged care facilities through this course.

This entry-level qualification is ideal if you're seeking a career as a home care worker, community care worker or residential care assistant.

Course Requirements

A Prohibited Employment Declaration must be signed by students in courses where contact will be made with children. SEEK Learning will provide you with this form when you enrol.

As part of the course assessment, you'll need to undertake supervised work placement for a total of 100 hours in a home and community care setting. This will help prepare you for professional work in the community services industry in home and community care. Your work placement will need to be pre-approved by OTEN.

You must also complete a Senior First Aid certificate in order to receive the Certificate III in Home and Community Care.

Contact a SEEK Learning consultant to find out more about these requirements.

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What Will I Learn?

You'll learn how to provide personal care to people in their homes and residential aged care facilities. Upon completion of this course, you'll be able to:

• Work effectively with culturally diverse clients
• Demonstrate understanding of the needs of older people
• Demonstrate understanding of the needs of people with disabilities
• Provide care support for people with dementia
• Maintain essential records and comply with policies and procedures, including OH&S
• Manage safety and challenging behaviour in the home environment.

Why This Course & Why SEEK Learning?

Because OTEN TAFE vocational courses are developed in consultation with relevant industry and community groups, you can rest assured that your qualification is highly valued by industry employers, education and training providers and the wider community.

This home and community care certificate has been developed under the Australian Qualifications Framework, so it's a government-accredited and nationally recognised course.

Your TAFE qualification is likely to receive credit at a number of Australian universities. Contact a SEEK Learning consultant to find out more.

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Course Structure

There are 15 units to be completed in this home and community care course. Orientation to aged care work Provide support to an older person Participate in safety procedures for direct care work Provide personal care - residential aged Provide personal care in a home and community care environment Comply with information requirements of aged care and community care sectors Communicate appropriately with clients and colleagues Facilitate co-operative behaviour Provide care support which is responsive to the specific nature of dementia Identify and respond to children and young people at risk of harm Work effectively in a home and community care environment Orientation to disability work Work with culturally diverse clients and co-workers Assist with self-medication Workplace learning